辍演

輟演
chuòyǎn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to stop performing
  2. 2 to interrupt a stage run
  3. 3 to pull a show

Examples

Yīn zhǔyǎn shēngbìng, huàjù bùdébù chuòyǎn.
Because the lead actor fell ill, the play had to halt its run.
Zhè bù yīnyuèjù shàngyǎn liǎng zhōu hòu tūrán chuòyǎn.
This musical suddenly stopped performing two weeks into its run.

Tips

memory
(chuò) means 'stop / discontinue' — same character as in 辍学 (chuòxué 'drop out of school') and (bǐgēng bú chuò 'never lay down the pen'). Pair the prefix with anything you can quit, here ('perform').

Stroke Order

chuò
yǎn